From Rui Peixoto Sent Wed, May 9th 2007, 00:36
From Rui Peixoto Sent Wed, May 9th 2007, 00:36
Sounds like a good choice. The virus is good for techy d'n'b sounds. I think it's probably one of the best out there for this. I never used the MV8000 but from specs it looks like a cool workstation if you plan to sample a lot and don't use a computer at all. You can also save your virus multis as sysex into the MV. Now about the x0x drum programming I'd go with a MD-UW instead of the monomachine. The monomachine is good for x0x/arpeggiated synth lines but maybe not ideal for drum programming. But it depends on how you want to work. If you want to fire drum samples in the MV8000 then the MnM may be good. (it's a note based sequencer so if you have a drum kit with different samples assigned to different keys then the MnM will be cool to do that). But if you plan for example to sequence drum/hit sounds from the virus then the MD will be better because it gives you 16 separate channels. Also, the MDUW can do breakbeats fine but you need the UW version for this to import samples into it. With some processing it can sound pretty convincing (hard to get "ghost" notes on 2 bar loops though) But the MnM is a great sequencer as well, and great to take the max out of your synths. But having the virus for synth sounds I think the MnM won't be essential as a sound source. On the other hand the MD is great to mangle samples/loops It all depends on how you envision your workflow. Rui > >A Roland MV8800 to do the sequencing and drum programming, recording, I >will hopefully run my Serge Modular ( *wow there is a mention of analog at >last !* and my Eurorack system(Plan B, Livewire, Doepfer, CGS Panther) >and I am looking at either a Virus TI or the Elektron Monomachine. I did >look at the Machinedrum but its not really there for breakbeat/ Jungle >style beats > >I am interested in creating breakbeat and XOX style drum programming. as >well as new synth sounds . > >So really am I making the right decisions? Are there better alternatives? > >Ross _________________________________________________________________ Catch suspicious messages before you open them—with Windows Live Hotmail. http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM_mini_protection_0507